DrunkCajun
Banned
Meh. England played like what they are. A bunch of overpaid sissies. Same with France, though France let it get to their heads so much they blew it. Looks like on the pace they're on, they'll be watching from home in 2006.
To those of you who said the US and Mexico are not world-class teams: you must have missed out on the last World Cup. Let me refresh you. US 3, Portugal 2. Whoops. Portugal were the underdog favorites to win last time around, too. How about the Germany game? After the match, both the German coach and a few of the players sat down at the press conference wide-eyed and stated frankly that the US outplayed them and that Germany did not deserve to win that match. The only reason they eeked out the 1-0, by the way, was due to the superhuman goaltending of Oliver Kahn, who was later awarded the goaltender award for the entire tournament.
But keep fooling yourselves, mate. I'm happy to continue to watch my team be underestimated and surprise the hell outta your "world class" teams when they beat them. :drink:
The US may not be on par with Argentina, Brazil, England, or Germany, but they are certainly a force to be reckoned with. Every year their bench gets deeper, and every year more and more young players step up to take the field. Just this year, for example, 21 year old Eddie Johnson has joined the side. I believe he now has 8 goals in 7 games, and MLS just turned down a half million dollar offer from Benfica for him. If the US didn't have world class players, we wouldn't have players like Regis and Pope, Donovan (until today, anyway), Keller, and many others spending time playing in the Premiership, Bundesliga, Dutch league, etc.
At any rate, enough of my rant. You keep underestimating us, and we'll keep fighting. Just don't come and cry to me when we suddenly overtake you while Beckham is off blowing kisses to the fans.
To those of you who said the US and Mexico are not world-class teams: you must have missed out on the last World Cup. Let me refresh you. US 3, Portugal 2. Whoops. Portugal were the underdog favorites to win last time around, too. How about the Germany game? After the match, both the German coach and a few of the players sat down at the press conference wide-eyed and stated frankly that the US outplayed them and that Germany did not deserve to win that match. The only reason they eeked out the 1-0, by the way, was due to the superhuman goaltending of Oliver Kahn, who was later awarded the goaltender award for the entire tournament.
But keep fooling yourselves, mate. I'm happy to continue to watch my team be underestimated and surprise the hell outta your "world class" teams when they beat them. :drink:
The US may not be on par with Argentina, Brazil, England, or Germany, but they are certainly a force to be reckoned with. Every year their bench gets deeper, and every year more and more young players step up to take the field. Just this year, for example, 21 year old Eddie Johnson has joined the side. I believe he now has 8 goals in 7 games, and MLS just turned down a half million dollar offer from Benfica for him. If the US didn't have world class players, we wouldn't have players like Regis and Pope, Donovan (until today, anyway), Keller, and many others spending time playing in the Premiership, Bundesliga, Dutch league, etc.
At any rate, enough of my rant. You keep underestimating us, and we'll keep fighting. Just don't come and cry to me when we suddenly overtake you while Beckham is off blowing kisses to the fans.